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97 Cornelia Street

822Records
17City systems
3Open violations
7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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822 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 472 HPD complaints, 117 311 service requests, 88 HPD emergency-repair charges.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1913
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)CORNELIA HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3033740041
BIN3077187

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2008-11-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Water System (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1913)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CORNELIA HOLDING LLC
Head officerISAAC JACOBOWITZ
Managing agentWILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-08

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$855,600 $385,020
2026$1,027,000 $462,150
2027$1,232,000 $554,400

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayHalsey St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Evergreen Av — B26 · 0.2 mi
Citi BikeJefferson Ave & Evergreen Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 299 Thomas Warren Field
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

97 Cornelia Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1466 Watson Avenue BX116 C
2895 Valentine Avenue BX62 B
3165 Villa Avenue BX57 B
1384 Grand Concourse BX44 B
1362 Grand Concourse BX41 B
88 Stockton Street BK39 A
2103 57 Street BK36 A
230 North 8 Street BK36 A
260 Skillman Street BK32 A
101 Macombs Place MN30 A
2131 57 Street BK24 B
30 Throop Avenue BK23 B
254 Wallabout Street BK22 A
3022387501 BK21 A
53 Franklin Avenue BK20 A
42 Skillman Street BK20 A
38 Skillman Street BK20 A
131 Division Avenue BK19 B
143 Classon Avenue BK17 A
202 Hewes Street BK16 A
239 Skillman Street BK15 A
555 Flushing Avenue BK14 A
463 Flushing Avenue BK14 A
349 East 138 Street BX13 A
717 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
721 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
713 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
664 Myrtle Avenue BK12 B
783 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
1503 Teller Avenue BX10 A
79 Skillman Street BK10 A
234 Greene Avenue BK10 B
804 Bedford Avenue BK10 A
584 Logan Street BK9 F
2737A Kingsbridge Terrace BX9 A
50 Skillman Street BK9 A
2735 Kingsbridge Terrace BX8 A
1408 47 Street BK8 A
2822 University Avenue BX8 A
739 Park Avenue BK8 A
197 Skillman Street BK8 A
198 Skillman Street BK8 B
755 Wythe Avenue BK8 A
1410 47 Street BK8 A
171 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
433 DeKalb Avenue BK8 B
1362 Prospect Avenue BX7 C
431 DeKalb Avenue BK7 C
148 Lynch Street BK6 A
1730 Greene Avenue QN6 B
59-23 71 Avenue QN6 C
595 Autumn Avenue BK6 D
865 Hegeman Avenue BK6 B
1724 Greene Avenue QN6 D
665 Miller Avenue BK6 D
740 Miller Avenue BK6 A
707 Miller Avenue BK6 D
21 Fayette Street BK6 A
132 Sheridan Avenue BK6 D
586 Hart Street BK6 B

showing 60 of 117 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,125,000 on 2014-09-04 (lender: People's United Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-02-26AL&R $2,000,000 — from CORNELIA HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,000,000
2018-02-26M&CON $2,000,000 — from CORNELIA HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,000,000
2016-01-25Deed $2,600,000 — from CORNELIA MANOR LLC to CORNELIA HOLDINGS LLC $2,600,000
2016-01-08Sold for $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $433,333
2014-09-04AL&R $1,875,000 — from CORNELIA MANOR LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $1,875,000
2014-09-04Agreement $1,875,000 — from CORNELIA MANOR LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $1,875,000
2014-09-04Mortgage $1,125,000 — from CORNELIA MANOR LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $1,125,000
2014-01-07Mortgage $260,000 — from CORNELIA MANOR LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $260,000
2014-01-07Agreement $750,000 — from CORNELIA MANOR LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $750,000
2014-01-07AL&R $750,000 — from CORNELIA MANOR LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $750,000
2012-10-02Deed $490,000 — from 97 CORNELIA LLC to CORNELIA MANOR LLC $490,000
2007-08-10Mortgage $490,000 — from 97 CORNELIA LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $490,000
2006-04-10Deed $365,000 — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION to 97 CORNELIA LLC $365,000
2005-12-09Deed $516,741 — from FREEMAN, AS REFEREE, MICHAEL to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $516,741
2004-01-05Deed $290,000 — from GONZALEZ, JUAN to CETHOUTE, JEAN E $290,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201742006
20181143018
201900000
202001001
202105005
202202013
202316007
202411619
2025192113
202602013
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 725Ownership & money 44Health & systems 14

Every one of the 822 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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